ER Visit #2

Yesterday afternoon, Little Brian was in mine and my hubby's bedroom watching his favorite, Curious George. He had been in there for a bit, not making any noise so I thought I take a peek at him, wondering what he was up to. Well he had managed to get my ancient bottle of Afrin nose spray from a place, might I add, that I thought he couldn't reach. He has become quite the little adventurer and is very inventive on the tools he uses to reach his goal. Well there were wet spots on the bed, looking as if he squirted it out to see what it was and he was just lying there, relaxing on the bed with the bottle in his mouth. I immediately called Poison Control and we were told to take him to the nearest hospital for observation as it can caused depressed breathing rates. So I tell my hubby and we all get dressed and in the car. My hubby makes it to Northeast GA Medical Center within 10 minutes! I will not divulge my hubby's speed but lets just say it felt as if we were qualifying for a NASCAR race. Poison Control had called them and told them we were coming in so we were seen within 15 mins. (It must have been a full moon as all of the patients waiting to be seen were just at or a little older than Little Brian's age.) The ER checks back with Poison Control to see what Little Brian needs to be monitored for and they tell us we're in observation for the next four hours; it is now 6:30 p.m. Yea! We get settled into the room and proceed to keep Little Brian occupied. We had gone to church yesterday morning so I was glad I thought to grab his diaper bag before we left. We ate a snack of Goldfish crackers, had some juice, "reorganized" Mommy's purse and watched some TV.

Here's a quick pic of Little Brian watching 'nosars', i.e. Jurassic Park 2, while trying to be patient.

By 9:00 p.m. he was tired, cranky and Mommy and Daddy were out of tricks! Since his breathing rate hadn't dropped since 6:30 p.m., we thought it would be ok if he went to sleep. They monitored him for another hour and then we were released. Thank God nothing adverse happened to Little Brian! We got home at 10:45 after stopping at Krystal for some home cooking.

I'd like to go another 6 months before visiting the ER again! We were just there in late April after Little Brian had an allergic reaction to the antibiotic Omnicef. He had been taking it for 3 days before it developed and he broke out in hives! We gave him some Benadryl at home and they seemed to go away. However, the next morning, he had broken out again and this time it was in the webs of his fingers and toes. Another weird thing was that they moved around. I called our pediatrician and by the time she answered her page, the hives were still present but had moved on his body. I didn't want to wait so I got him in the car to go to Quick Care when he started violently throwing up. His lips started swelling and I tried not to freak out. I pulled over and called 911. An ambulance came to pick us up and we were off to the ER. (We were suppose to go to 'Touch a Truck Day' that day, sponsored by my mom's church, where fire rucks, ambulances, police cars and dump trucks are available for the kiddos to get in and try out. Needless to say, the ambulance ride was not how I pictured us 'touching a truck.') We got to the ER where Little Brian got a shot and some grape popsicles to take off the sting.

Pre-popscicle

I'll be very glad for a accident free 6 months!

Mall Fun!

Yesterday, Little Brian and I headed down to the Mall of Georgia to get a haircut and meet his cousin Carter and Carter's mom Catherine to shop. We had quite a wait at Pigtails & Crewcuts but eventually got the hair cut we wanted.



Mommy, I'm trying to watch Peter Pan!

After the hair cut, we met My friend Catherine, Carter and Catherine's mom at the mall. Catherine was looking for a new suit for an interview she has in two weeks. Hopefully, she will be an underwriter for State Farm soon! We also met to exchange some clothes we bought Carter for his birthday that were too big. We got Little Brian some Croc sandals and then of course we let the boys take a whirl on the carousel. Catherine braved the ride. It usually makes her ill but she did fine the go around.




What a ride. :)


Then we headed down towards Nordstrom to play but there were too many kids. Catherine's mom wanted to get some things at Sephora so we headed upstairs to check out the new Vera Bradley patterns at Hallmark. They boys were more than ready to go. I wanted a UGA sticker for my new Altima so Catherine kept an eye on the boys so I could go into the College Station store. Here they are planning their escape strategy. They had enough shopping for the day.







Let's get out of here; go this way!

Needless to say, once I got Little Brian into the car as we were leaving, he fell fast asleep. This weekend was great for us and I was excited to spend a lot of time with my son. Hope every one's weekend was just as great!

Happy Birthday to My Hubby!

Today is my hubby's 32nd birthday! We celebrated together with a quiet dinner and a cake I bought from Publix called Ducle de Leche Torte and it was excellent. I'm not a big fan of caramel but my hubby is, so I took a chance.It was a big hit with my boys.

Little Brian and my hubby blowing our his candle

My hubby and I have had our ups and downs as any couple but I'm still excited and happy that he's mine. He's a good father and husband. He deserves all of life's happy surprises. So here's to my hubby and his 'next 30 years.'

Happy Father's Day to My Hubby!

Father's Day 2008 was a great day for my hubby! Little Brian is very verbal now and went around saying 'ppy faers day'! It was so cute. I spent much of Friday afternoon and evening looking for the perfect gift for my hubby. I know, waited til the last minute, but I was hoping to take advantage of the sales and it was a major purchase.

My hubby desperately needed a new recliner. The one he has now was my wedding gift to him almost 4 years ago and now it is in horrid condition. I had purchased it at a local furniture store in our home town and I should have went with a major retail chain. Suffice it to say that the padding fell out after a few months and the staples used to retain the leather were coming through to prick you. I felt that he had patiently put up with that for long enough. I found him the perfect replacement at the LazyBoy gallery at the Mall of Georgia. It was the last store I went to and it should have been the first. He wanted a brown leather that wasn't grandpa looking. I found the perfect one and it was on sale. Its called the 'Calvin.'

The 2nd greatest Father's Day gift!

We pick it up at the end of the month. I figured that wasn't fair; he needed something to open so I went a picked him up a new wallet at Belk.

Here are a couple of shots of Little Brian and my hubby opening up his Father's Day gift and sharing the day.

Brian and Little Brian, the first greatest Father's Day gift!

Opening his gift and reading the cards. Little Brian loves to help!

Checking out the new wallet. Little Brian said 'no money Daddy.'

Already knows where to find money at 2 years!

Hope everyones Father's Day was just as great!

My Altima!

With gas prices going up, I needed a car that didn't drink gas as if it had just finished a 5k race! It was $100 every 5 days for me to keep gas in my Expedition. So my hubby and I shopped around for something more fuel efficient. I've always wanted an Altima ever since Nissan came out with that sleek body style in 2002. So we found a great deal on a pre-owned 2002 Altima through Autotrader.com. I wanted it to be white, have a sunroof and a spoiler. No old lady cars for me, hehehe. I was able to test drive it last Friday and we purchased it the following Sunday. The couple that owned it had taken excellent care of it and it only had 70,000 miles. That's great for a 2002! My hubby was able to buy the tag for it yesterday and its mine from now on.

I have just three words to describe it: I LOVE IT!!!!

It's so pretty!